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"Latest Magazine Distribution Figures."

Here they are:

NGC: 25,305 (- 10,000)
Official Nintendo: 55,028 (-3,000)

Edge: 30,118 (+ 5,000)
C&VG: 37,028 (+ 7,000)
GamesMaster: 52,708 (+/- ?)

OPSM2: 125,895 (+ 55,000 or so)
OPSM: 102,332 (- 30,000-ish)
PSW: 87,474 (+ 5,000)
PSM2: 74,643 (+ 25,000)
Play: 71,426

PC Gamer: 78,553
PC Zone: 61,204

Oh dear NGC has the smallest market of the lot, i thought it was a poular mag as well.

The only mags I get are CVG, and Gamesmaster. I only get them because they are made by neutral companies I think, and the reviews they do are quite good, as are the news, tips etc

I find Edge concentrates on the wong aspects of gaming. They seem to base reviews on tech stuff, which is wrong. They should do it on Fun, Length etc. That is why I prefer CVG.

Example : SSB:M (GC) they gave 6/10. Rubbish. It is amazing!

Indian-DudeY2K wrote:
> i can never find edge either , the only place i can get it is in game , which is
> 2 towns away from me , it use to be in a newsagent down the road but not anymore
> , also cube magazine is pretty good.

you need to come to Cardiff, we've got 3 Game Stores (where's SR to compete?)

There's one in the main Queen St.
One in St. Davids Centre (well Electronics Boutique, same company)
and one in St Davids Centre, in Debenhams.

I wish there was more competition! I still think it would be good for Special Reserve to set up a store in Wales!

caus they are linked with the company and you don't have "employees" dissing your products, you brainwash them and get them to talk good about your company

Aren't Official Magazines really biased. Does a game a ps2 game thats rubbish get an average mark just because sony are trying to raise sales figures?

I know it happens in the SR magazine, Rock Manager was described as "amazing game that is quite frankly as addictive as anything.." whereas another leading brand magazine said " As it is I would suggest avoiding this game...."

Now here are two contrasting reviews, one magazine is trying to sell games the other just a normal games review magazine.

Arent official magazines the same.

i can never find edge either , the only place i can get it is in game , which is 2 towns away from me , it use to be in a newsagent down the road but not anymore , also cube magazine is pretty good.

Asif NOM is Above NGC!!!

I can never find EDGE anywhere I really want a ccopy. Also do you have the stats for CUBE magazine?

HelloHowAreYou wrote:
> thats why i read edge ;)

Class mag and its allways there :D

Not in Cardiff.

You have to look in all the newsagents to try and ind a copy...I'm still unsucessful.

Yeah, where did you get them?